diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala
index 3cfc81b8a9579..fd17f5028d46e 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkExecuteStatementOperation.scala
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ private[hive] class SparkExecuteStatementOperation(
         case NonFatal(e) =>
           logError(s"Error executing query in background", e)
           setState(OperationState.ERROR)
-          throw e
+          throw new HiveSQLException(e)
       }
     }
   }